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2020 Academic Calendar On-campus Programs

01/01/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
01/09/2020
Spring: Winter Welcome
01/10/2020
Spring: Last day to register without a late fee
Spring: Winter Welcome
01/11/2020
Spring: Winter Welcome
01/12/2020
Spring: Winter Welcome
01/13/2020
Spring: Classes begin
Spring: Late registration (with $100 fee) begins
01/17/2020
Spring: Late registration ends
01/20/2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed
01/27/2020
Spring: Last day to add a course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project
Spring: Last day to drop for 100% refund & without W grade
02/01/2020
Spring: Last day to apply for graduation
02/03/2020
Spring: Last day to drop for 50% refund
02/10/2020
Spring: Last day to drop for 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
02/17/2020
Spring: Early warning notices due in Registrar's office
03/08/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/09/2020
Fall: Schedule of classes published
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
Summer: Schedule of classes published
03/10/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/11/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/12/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/13/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/14/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/15/2020
Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday
03/20/2020
Spring: Last day to change a grade option (end of the 10th week)
03/27/2020
Spring: Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for degree candidates
04/06/2020
Summer: Registration begins
04/07/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate students begins
04/08/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate students
04/09/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate students
Fall: Priority registration for undergraduate students begins
04/10/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/11/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/12/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/13/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/14/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/15/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/16/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/17/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/18/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/19/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/20/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/21/2020
Fall: Priority registration for graduate and undergraduate students
04/27/2020
Spring: Classes end
Spring: Last day to drop a spring class
Spring: Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's office for degree candidates
04/28/2020
Spring: Study day; no classes
04/29/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
04/30/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
05/01/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
05/02/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
05/03/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
05/04/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
05/05/2020
Spring: Final examinations; grades are due 72 hours following the exam
05/08/2020
Spring: All full-term classes final grades due
Spring: Commencement Weekend Activities
05/09/2020
Spring: Commencement Weekend Activities
05/10/2020
Spring: Commencement Weekend Activities
Spring: Official Degree Award Date
05/11/2020
Summer 1st Online Session: Classes begin
Summer 7 Week Session: Classes begin
05/18/2020
Summer 1st 6 Week Session: Classes begin
Summer 3 Week Session: Classes begin
05/22/2020
Summer: Last day to add an internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project
05/25/2020
Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed
06/01/2020
Summer: Last day to apply for graduation
Summer: Payment due
06/06/2020
Summer 3 Week Session: Classes end
06/27/2020
Summer 1st 6 Week Session: Classes end
Summer 1st Online Session: Classes end
Summer 7 Week Session: Classes end
06/29/2020
Summer 2nd 6 Week Session: Classes begin
Summer 2nd Online Session: Classes begin
07/03/2020
Independence Day observed; no classes, university offices closed
07/04/2020
Independence Day; no classes
07/17/2020
Summer: Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for degree candidates
08/01/2020
Fall: Payment due
Fall: Payment due for fall classes
08/06/2020
Summer: Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's office for degree candidates
08/08/2020
Summer 2nd 6 Week Session: Classes end
08/15/2020
Summer 2nd Online Session: Classes end
08/18/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/19/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/20/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/21/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
Fall: Last day to register for fall without a late fee
08/22/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/23/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
Summer: Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on August diplomas; no event associated with this date)
08/24/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
Fall: Fall classes begin
Fall: Late registration (with $100 fee) begins
08/25/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/26/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/27/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/28/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
Fall: Late registration for fall ends
08/29/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
08/30/2020
Fall: All-American Welcome (Virtual events will be hosted the week before classes start and through the first week of classes.)
09/04/2020
Fall: Last day to add a fall course, internship, Independent Reading or Research, or Community Service-Learning project
Fall: Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a
09/07/2020
Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed
09/14/2020
Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course for a 50% refund
09/21/2020
Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
09/28/2020
Fall: Academic alerts notices due in Registrar's Office
10/09/2020
Fall: Fall Skills and Career Development Days (Virtual events will be hosted)
10/10/2020
Fall: Fall Skills and Career Development Days (Virtual events will be hosted)
10/11/2020
Fall: Fall Skills and Career Development Days (Virtual events will be hosted)
10/12/2020
Fall: Schedule of Classes for Spring published.
10/30/2020
Fall: Last day to withdraw from a fall course or change a grade option (end of the 10th week)
10/31/2020
Fall: Last day to apply for fall graduation
11/02/2020
Fall: Spring priority registration for graduate students begins.
11/06/2020
Fall: Spring priority registration for undergraduate students begins.
Fall: Theses and dissertations due in deans’ offices for fall degree candidates
11/24/2020
Fall: Tuesday classes cancelled; Friday classes meet.
11/25/2020
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday
11/26/2020
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday
11/27/2020
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday
11/28/2020
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday
11/29/2020
Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday
12/04/2020
Fall: Fall classes end. Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates
12/05/2020
Fall: Fall Study Days
12/06/2020
Fall: Fall Study Days
12/07/2020
Fall: Fall final examinations (conducted remotely)
12/08/2020
Fall: Fall final examinations (conducted remotely)
12/09/2020
Fall: Fall final examinations (conducted remotely)
12/10/2020
Fall: Fall final examinations (conducted remotely)
12/11/2020
Fall: Fall final examinations (conducted remotely)
12/12/2020
Fall: Fall final examinations (conducted remotely)
12/13/2020
Fall: Fall Commencement Ceremony for August and December graduates
12/17/2020
Fall: All full-term fall classes final grades due.
12/20/2020
Online Programs 2nd Session Fall: Classes end
12/24/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/25/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/26/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/27/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/28/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/29/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/30/2020
Winter break; university offices closed
12/31/2020
Fall: Official Degree Award Date (date that appears on December diplomas; no event associated with this date)
Winter break; university offices closed